Get your head round something

phrase

To understand or come to terms with a difficult concept or idea.

It took me a while to get my head round the new software we are using at work.
Visual representation of "get your head round something" - To understand or come to terms with a difficult concept or idea

Often appears as...

  • struggling to get your head round
  • can't get my head round it

Usage tips

Informal

Idiomatic

phrase

To understand or come to terms with a difficult concept or idea.

It took me a while to get my head round the new software we are using at work.
Visual representation of "get your head round something" - To understand or come to terms with a difficult concept or idea

Often appears as...

  • struggling to get your head round
  • can't get my head round it

Usage tips

Informal

Idiomatic

Definition 1 of 1
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Colloquial Use

Used in casual conversation, not suitable for formal writing or presentations.

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I finally got my head round the game rules while chatting with friends.
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Emotional Acceptance

May also mean accepting something emotionally, not just understanding it intellectually.

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He's still trying to get his head round the fact that she left.
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Time and Effort

Often implies that understanding took time and was not immediate.

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Janet got her head round the new procedures after a few weeks.
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Colloquial Use

Used in casual conversation, not suitable for formal writing or presentations.

Illustration for Colloquial Use
I finally got my head round the game rules while chatting with friends.
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Emotional Acceptance

May also mean accepting something emotionally, not just understanding it intellectually.

Illustration for Emotional Acceptance
He's still trying to get his head round the fact that she left.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Time and Effort

Often implies that understanding took time and was not immediate.

Illustration for Time and Effort
Janet got her head round the new procedures after a few weeks.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Colloquial Use

Used in casual conversation, not suitable for formal writing or presentations.

Illustration for Colloquial Use
I finally got my head round the game rules while chatting with friends.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Emotional Acceptance

May also mean accepting something emotionally, not just understanding it intellectually.

Illustration for Emotional Acceptance
He's still trying to get his head round the fact that she left.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Time and Effort

Often implies that understanding took time and was not immediate.

Illustration for Time and Effort
Janet got her head round the new procedures after a few weeks.
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